HEALTH & SAFETY
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE
CAREFULLY OBSERVED
WARNING: CARRYING OUT CERTAIN OPERATIONS AND HANDLING SOME
SUBSTANCES CAN BE DANGEROUS OR HARMFUL TO THE OPERATOR IF THE
CORRECT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT OBSERVED. SOME SUCH PRECAUTIONS
ARE RECOMMENDED AT THE APPROPRIATE POINTS IN THIS BOOK.
WARNING: WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THESE RECOMMENDED SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS ARE OBSERVED, CARE NEAR MACHINERY IS ALWAYS NECESSARY,
AND NO LIST CAN BE EXHAUSTIVE. ALWAYS BE CAUTIOUS TO AVIOD POTENTIAL
SAFETY RISKS.
The following recommendations are for general guidance:
1. Always wear correctly fitting protective clothing which should be laundered regularly. Loose or baggy clothing
can be extremely dangerous when working on running engines or machinery. Clothing which becomes
impregnated with oil or other substances can constitute a health hazard due to prolonged contact with the skin
even through underclothing.
2. So far as practicable, work on or close to engines or machinery only when they are stopped. If this is not
practicable, remember to keep tools, test equipment and all parts of the body well away from the moving parts
of the engine or equipment—fans, drive belts and pulleys are particularly dangerous. The electric cooling fan
used on some installations is actuated automatically when the coolant reaches a specified temperature. For this
reason, care should be taken to ensure that the ignition/isolating switch is OFF when working in the vicinity of
the fan as an increase in coolant temperature may cause the fan suddenly to operate.
3. Avoid contact with exhaust pipes, exhaust manifolds and silencers when an engine is, or has recently been
running; these can be very hot and can cause severe burns.
4. Many liquids used in engines or vehicles are harmful if taken internally or splashed into the eyes. In the event of
accidentally swallowing gasoline (petrol), oil, diesel fuel, antifreeze, battery acid etc, do NOT encourage vomiting
and OBTAIN QUALIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY.
Wear protective goggles when handling liquids which are harmful to the eyes; these include ammonia and battery
acid. If any of these substances are splashed in the eyes, wash out thoroughly with clean water and OBTAIN
QUALIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
Appropriate service methods and proper repair procedures are essential for the safe, reliable operation of all
industrial engines as well as the personal safety of the individual doing the work. This Service Manual provides
general directions for accomplishing service and repair work with tested, effective techniques. Following them will
help assure reliability.
WARNING:
WARNING: ENGINE EXHAUST, SOME OF ITS CONSTITUENTS, AND
CERTAIN VEHICLE COMPONENTS CONTAIN OR EMIT CHEMICALS KNOWN
TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS
OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN FLUIDS
CONTAINED IN VEHICLES AND CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF COMPONENT
WEAR CONTAIN OR EMIT CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
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